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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Devotion. Kharinov has chosen Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sergey Kharinov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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193 cm
26
246 lbs
16 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Kharinov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Kharinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Kharinov misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Kharinov loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharinov.
Kharinov looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharinov moves away.
Gracie slips a straight right by Kharinov.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Kharinov.
Kharinov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie moves out of range as Kharinov strikes.
Kharinov misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharinov throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Kharinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Kharinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kharinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Kharinov.
Kharinov throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Kharinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Kharinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kharinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie is looking to wear down Kharinov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kharinov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Kharinov.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Kharinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Kharinov.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kharinov.
Kharinov cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Kharinov connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kharinov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Kharinov throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kharinov's knee momentarily.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kharinov throws out the jab.
Kharinov throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Kharinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kharinov throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Kharinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Kharinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Kharinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kharinov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kharinov lands with a right hand.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kharinov.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Kharinov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sergey Kharinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Kharinov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharinov scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharinov manages to avoid it.
Kharinov misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Kharinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kharinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Kharinov catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kharinov looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kharinov lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharinov cracks Gracie on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gracie falls backwards against the cage. Kharinov follows up with more strikes that drop Gracie to his knees. Kharinov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gracie! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Kharinov!
A very excited looking Sergey Kharinov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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